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  1. drjim
    I think a slightly better version than Willingham sounds about right.
  2. drjim
    I can't get excited by September numbers. And calling his defense acceptable is probably being generous. He still might end up OK and is an acceptable guy in the 6/7 slot to start the season. I do hope they give him 500 abs.
  3. drjim
    It would make sense to bring him in for competition but I wouldn't trade anything for him and I doubt he's getting past Houston.
  4. drjim
    I disagree a little on the value of Willingham being highest in the offseason. Corner bats were available only for money. Teams would prefee that over giving up prospects. He should have the same or even more value at the deadline as teams need a final piece. Obviously health is a risk but that is also why his value might be lower right now than we think. Plus he has good value to the Twins right now.
  5. drjim
    Keith Law said in his chat yesterday that he encourages quoting of blurbs (with links) on sites like this to encourage discussion and exposure. Full cutting and pasting is an obvious no go.
  6. drjim
    I think this misinterprets some of the concern about Berrios. It is not so much that he is short but that he is relatively mature already which limits his future physical projection. This, combined with an advanced pitchability for a high schooler, led many scouts to project that he would be very effective at lower levels but with less of a ceiling. The upshot is that he might be able to move faster than a typical high school arm but that his ceiling would be lower than what might be expected based on numbers he puts up in the lower levels. I like the pick, I like Berrios as a prospect, and I hope that the Twins are more aggressive with him than they might otherwise be with a high school arm. I would be surprised if he is a top 5 Twins prospect going into next year - I would assume/hope Sano, Buxton, Rosario, Meyer, and the #1 pick would all be higher.
  7. drjim
    In their write-up today on players who just missed the Top 30, BA suggested that Roberts will start in AA. Fro is right though, health is what holds him back. Nice depth guy to have in the system and if he stays healthy has a good shot at eventually making the majors, but he really won't be much more than a 4th OF, not enough bat for a corner and not enough glove to be an everyday CF.
  8. drjim
    I would think so considering only 13 players hit that combination (.280/40 2Bs) in the entire majors last year.
  9. drjim
    I don't know if it's about risk as much as roster limitations.
  10. drjim
    I was thinking that too, but he has never played AAA and could probably use at least a half season of reps rather than play once a week in the bigs at this point in his career.
  11. drjim
    Sure Butera is more or less a waste but now you want 13 pitchers? With the way the Twins use Mauer and Doumit I don't have a problem with a third catcher but it would be nice if they were better than Butera.
  12. drjim
    So you think the Twins have enough room for two Rule 5 guys? That is quite different than a minor league deal.
  13. drjim
    You mean the majority of all free agent pitchers? There is a reason they are available.
  14. drjim
    Law is really high on Meyer and to a lesser extent Gibson. That would explain some of it.
  15. drjim
    Law has them #2 behind St. Louis. BA has them #10.
  16. drjim
    I have never heard Ryan state a hard limit. There might be some flexibility if he can handle it.
  17. drjim
    There is no difference to the arm. But you can't plan on a starter having short outings. It could blow out the bullpwn unless they keep 13 pitchers. Easier to manage shorter starts in AAA. I agree with you though, if he is a top 5 starter in the spring start him here and be creative with extra rest and skipping starts but not putting him in the bullpen or artificially short starts.
  18. drjim
    My first step would be to make sure an awful third year actually happens.
  19. drjim
    It is fair to think this and as a fan you should be demanding but it might be unrealistic expectations. Only a handful of teams can match the sustained success the Twins had and even fewer have avoided a lull for multiple seasons. It is the nature of the industry. A few missed picks, some bad trades, and some injuries and here we are. The key is getting out wuick or you can stay buried for a while.
  20. drjim
    But they also lost Cuddyer, Kubel and Thome in that timeframe. That has to count for something.
  21. drjim
    This is the signing I have least understood in the past couple of years. He and McCarthy are the two I wanted for the Twins. As mentioned above I still think the Brewers passing on him in their current situation is the most suspicious fact.
  22. drjim
    Fair enough. I was still counting Meyer and May and the potential draft pick. Obviously nothing is automatic. They could drop or they could end up #1. Should be a fun year to follow the system.
  23. drjim
    2011 Twins offense was godawful. Outside of that it has been trending towards more HRs in both hit and allowed. I'll go with park settling. Maybe there is something to this concrete settling.
  24. drjim
    Ryan was asked about LH hitters having trouble hitting home runs. He replied "This ballpark hasn't settled in yet I don't think. I think it was a little more fair this year than the previous two. And I don't know about concrete settling in and stuff like that." He then expands on how they wanted it to be fair when they built it and not a launching pad and that they are still analyzing it before fences would be moved in. I still read that to mean that the park hasn't settled as a pitchers or hitters ballpark moreso than about concrete settling but it is ambiguous. Right center is a canyon and has a high fence. Probably good they are developing RH power hitters.
  25. drjim
    Whether it was part of discussions reported, baseball should be a critical part of the new stadium. Gopher coach John Anderson said that something like 350 baseball games will be played in the Metrodome this year. That has to be replaced somehow.
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